Sen. Lacson sees ‘something wrong’ with PNP recruitment programSenator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has speculated there must be “something wrong” with the Philippine National Police’s recruitment program amid the alleged involvement of neophyte cops in illegal drugs trade. So there must be something wrong with the recruitment program if not, probably the basic training given to new recruits, since the younger police are involved,” Lacson said. The senator, a former PNP Chief himself, meanwhile asked Dela Rosa how recruitment, training and supervisory measures were done for new police. The PNP chief meanwhile asked Lacson to recommend that control over training be returned to PNP. Lacson, Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, said that he will attend to it immediately.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 23, 2016 05:37 UTC